Chapter 441: The Appearance of an Old Friend [Two in One]

Nanzhou, Butterfly Valley.

Hundreds of miles outside Yunlu City, there is a valley full of blooming flowers. Even in this cold winter, it is still warm and bright, with countless bees and butterflies floating in the sea of ​​flowers.

When Liang Yue opened his eyes, he immediately smelled a fragrant flower scent.

He remembered that he was filled with a cold energy, and then he was in a trance, and was brought here all the way, and only regained consciousness at this moment. After exerting a little strength, he found that his blood and dantian were blocked, as if there was a strange cold shackle that prevented him from exercising.

It should also be some kind of seal.

After practicing to become a sword seal immortal, Liang Yue's understanding of the seal technique deepened, and he immediately saw the opponent's method. But what he was least afraid of was the seal, because with the blessing of the Lin character formula, as long as he wanted, he could remove all the negative physical conditions at the critical moment.

But he was not in a hurry to do so. He had to first figure out the surrounding situation. If the powerful enemy was still there, it would be useless to unlock the seal in a hurry, and he would be caught again immediately.

He stood up and looked around. It was just an ordinary small room. He walked over and pushed the door, but it was not locked.

With a creak, the door of the wooden house was pushed open.

What comes into view is a sea of ​​flowers in all colors, which is extremely spectacular.

There were scattered wooden houses dotted in the sea of ​​flowers. He was in one of them, and there were a few people outside the house.

One of them was a middle-aged man wearing a conical hat and with a gloomy temperament squatting on the ground. Based on his breath, Liang Yue could be sure that he was the one who had grabbed him.

At this moment, he was crouching there observing an exotic flower. "Is this Mingyuetai? It is one of the finest spiritual peonies in the world. I have only seen it on Junyan Island in the South China Sea before. Can it be grown in Nanzhou now? The Butterfly Fairy is really amazing."

"Of course, there is no flower or plant in this world that I, an old woman, can't grow alive." A hoarse laugh came from behind him.

There stood an old woman who was short, dressed simply and cleanly, with a head of silver hair decorated with a few small flowers. Although she looked very old, her temperament was still dignified and elegant, without a trace of vicissitudes.

At this time, the man in the bamboo hat turned around and looked at Liang Yue, "Your Highness, are you awake? I never thought that the mediocre prince rumored to have such a high level of cultivation. It's really surprising."

Liang Yue was silent for a moment. He wanted to say that he was not the prince, but the situation was unclear, so it was better not to explain for the time being.

If I were these criminals and had kidnapped the real prince, I would certainly make good use of him. But if I suddenly found out that the one I kidnapped was a fake, I would definitely be furious and might even kill him on the spot.

"After all, it is the legendary blood of the God King." The old woman smiled and said, "My old man is very interested in this bloodline. This time, he has captured such a pure royal bloodline, so he must study it carefully."

Seeing that he remained silent, the man in the bamboo hat said to Liang Yue: "Your Highness, don't panic. Just relax here. Although we Bashan people are all ruffians, we will not kill people at will. As long as the court is willing to negotiate with us, you will definitely not lose a single hair."

This person is Chunyu Fu, the military strategist of Bashan.

In fact, during the time Liang Yue remained silent, he had already observed the surrounding situation clearly.

This sea of ​​flowers contains a deep spirituality, vaguely like some kind of formation, similar to Chen Su's own divine power of heaven and earth. The bees and butterflies flying in it are small in size, but their spirituality is not low, they should be some kind of spiritual beasts and monsters.

Even if there is no seal on my body, it is not easy to escape from here.

So he replied: "The scenery here is pleasant and suitable for living."

"That's good." Chun Yufu stood up, adjusted his hat, and said, "I'll go out and check the situation first. The Third Master may come to take charge of the situation in the next two days. We'll make a decision after he arrives. I'll leave this to you and Pen Master. Don't make any mistakes."

"Although we are old, we are still reliable in our work. You can rest assured, military advisor." The old woman said, "You said that after this mission, we will withdraw from this base?"

"It has to be this way." Chun Yufu said, "Our base in Nanzhou has always been very secretive. Now that we have hidden these two important people, there will definitely be a risk of being exposed. We naturally have to move to another place."

"Alas." The old woman sighed, "I've been running this place for nearly ten years and planted so many flowers. I really don't want to give them up."

"There is plenty of time. You can just move all the flowers and plants here." Chun Yufu said, "When I left, I left a message for them to go to Bashan to talk to us. I guess the imperial court's troops must be blocking the northwest direction of Nanzhou at this time, and will not pay attention to Nanzhou itself."

"Okay." The old woman nodded, "Then I'll start to clean up and pick out some rare spiritual species to take away. Every flower here is a life..."

Seeing her compassionate look, Liang Yue felt sorry for the little lives of flowers and plants. He thought that this place seemed okay. The old lady seemed kind, so he should be safe here.

Before he could finish the thought, Chun Yufu asked, "More than that, right?"

"That's right." The old woman said, "Some spiritual plants have more than one fertilizer buried under them."

No.

Liang Yue frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

This flower of hers is a life...

Is that what you mean?

……

Ever since he understood what the old woman meant, Liang Yue felt that the flowers all over the mountains seemed a little evil. Could they really be all grown by humans?
Although the Bashan people have always been called rebels, they have always considered themselves heroes, which is different from pure demon cultivators.

What's more, this method is a bit extreme among the magic practitioners.

After Chun Yufu left, the old woman also disappeared, leaving Liang Yue alone. Anyway, they had placed a seal on him, plus the formations around him, so they probably thought that Liang Yue couldn't escape.

This gave him time to sort things out slowly.

From their conversation just now, we can know that this should be a place called Butterfly Fairy Valley. The owner is the Butterfly Fairy Woman, and she should have a companion named Pen Fairy Man.

The old couple presided over this stronghold in Bashan.

In addition to the "Crown Prince" Liang Yue, there should be another important person imprisoned here.

and many more……

Liang Yue suddenly realized that based on Bashan’s movements in Nanzhou, could the other important person be Zhao Faxian?

After being caught on this trip, could I still get some unexpected gains?

I'll verify it when I get a chance later.

He had made up his mind to run away tonight. Bashan had kidnapped the prince, so he would definitely spread the news to show his strength. In order to avoid damaging its dignity, the court would quickly dispel the rumor and release the news that the prince was safe.

By then, Bashan would most likely discover that they had kidnapped a fake, and their own safety would be in jeopardy. Naturally, they would have to escape as quickly as possible, the faster the better.

and……

He also had a hidden guess in his mind: how did Bashan know that the prince would be in Hongyufang?

Among the people attending the banquet, there was a high probability that someone had connections with Bashan, which was why they provided the information.

It was unlikely that the Yihuo Sect was involved. He had personally seen the Bashan heroes kill the Yihuo Sect's warriors without mercy, and it didn't seem like the two sides were angry. But apart from the Yihuo Sect, there was one of the three great families.

Either there are spies of Bashan among the top leaders of these noble families, or they are secretly communicating with Bashan. Either way, it shows that Bashan's hands and eyes have already reached Nanzhou.

What exactly do they want to do?
Amidst all the speculation, night soon fell, the bees and butterflies in the sea of ​​flowers became silent, and the surroundings were very quiet.

Liang Yue hid in the wooden house and quietly started the Lin character technique.

call out--

With a flash of light, the restraint on his body was lifted, and his cultivation was restored. Then he activated the Void Transformation, dodged, and escaped from the wooden house.

Now that he has these magical powers in hand, there are very few places that can completely trap Liang Yue. As long as he is given some space to move, he can always escape.

He leaped into the air, not daring to touch the sea of ​​flowers for fear of disturbing the things inside.

Fortunately, his virtual state was hidden enough and did not trigger anything. I don't know what the effect of the formation hidden in the sea of ​​flowers is. If I can leave directly, it would be the best. If not, I am afraid I will have to fight again.

But before leaving, he planned to check the other cabins here to see who the other person was imprisoned here.

So Liang Yue jumped to the roof of another lighted room, and peeped down through the gap. He saw two figures under the swaying lights in the room! One of them was a middle-aged man with a straight figure, thin shoulders, dark complexion, and sharp eyes.

He sat there with his hands on his shoulders, his back straight, stern and silent.

In front of him was a woman in a purple dress, about thirty years old, with fair skin and a gentle manner under the light.

She sat opposite the man, placed her hands on his knees, and said, "Husband, I lied to you, I am so sorry. But you can't go on like this, the Third Master will be here soon, they might really kill you!"

The man's face remained gloomy and he didn't say a word.

The woman said anxiously, "You can't go back to the court now, so why bother doing this? If you are still resentful, I can die in the future to apologize. I only ask my husband... to cherish my life."

The man's eyes were contemptuous, like cold iron.

"Ah." After a while, the woman sighed helplessly, "Do you want it tonight?"

The man then moved his eyes and nodded: "Yeah."

The woman turned her head helplessly and blew out the lights in the room, "Huh——"

Liang Yue was also amazed when he heard this, thinking that although they were both captured, this guy had a much higher status than him.

He didn't listen to the rest of the content and turned around and went back to his cabin.

Because according to his guess, the person in the room was most likely Zhao Faxian.

For some reason, he fell into Bashan's hands. Bashan must want to use him to achieve some purpose, but it seems that Zhao Faxian is not cooperating.

It’s not that he is completely uncooperative, he just cooperates selectively.

The enemy sent him a beauty trap, but he chose to keep the beauty and come up with his own plan.

If Liang Yue escaped at this time, the people in Nabashan would probably realize that this place was exposed, and they would have to take Zhao Fa with them to escape as soon as possible. It would be unknown when they would find him again.

So Liang Yue planned to take a slightly risky move and escape with Zhao Faxian.

Liang Fuguo, this is all for you!

……

After returning to his room, Liang Yue fell asleep peacefully amid the fragrance of flowers.

The next morning, another stranger arrived accompanied by Chunyu Fu.

The man looked to be in his thirties or forties, but might actually be older. He was wearing a plain white Taoist robe, a Taoist cap and a silver hairpin, and carried a long sword with a white sheath on his back. He had bright eyes and starry brows, and looked quite handsome.

"Your Highness, let me introduce you." Chun Yufu smiled and said, "This is our Bashan's third in command, Lu Renxian, who has come specially to see you."

"Master Lu." Liang Yue had already guessed the identity of the visitor and nodded with a smile: "I have heard of your name for a long time."

It turned out that this person was one of his uncles, but he had no intention of introducing himself to him.

On the one hand, he still planned to stay here to save Zhao Faxian, on the other hand, according to past experience, it is better to mention the master less when you are away from home.

Although Lu Renxian had introduced disciples to his master before and did not seem to have any grudges against him, his master did not give him much face.

If I report to the master's door now, there may not be any good results.

"Your Highness is different from what I heard. He looks quite heroic." Lu Renxian said, turning back to look at Chun Yufu, "What's the news?"

It seemed that he had some doubts about Liang Yue's identity, but Chun Yufu immediately replied: "The whole city is under martial law, the Nanzhou military garrison has dispatched a lot of troops, and it is said that many experts have also come from Longyuan City..."

Lu Renxian nodded. If it was so serious, then the identity of the prince in front of him should not be false.

Liang Yue was a little surprised. Knowing that the kidnapping was fake, why did they make such a big scene? This should be a false impression created by the prince because he was worried about his safety, right?
This would cause loss to the reputation of the court and the prince, but Liang Yue's safety could be guaranteed.

You can see that the little fat boy really put his heart into it.

Liang Yue sighed silently in his heart, but still said: "You two are both heroes of the martial arts world. There is no need to embarrass a junior like me. Let me go back as soon as possible."

"That's what I thought, too." Lu Renxian said, "Capturing you was a sudden idea of ​​the military advisor. It actually doesn't have much effect on us at Bashan. It will also intensify the relationship between us and the court... I just haven't decided what to do in exchange..."

Chun Yufu, who was standing aside, had a gloomy look in his eyes, but he still did not lose his temper in front of Lu Renxian.

The idea of ​​dealing with the prince was indeed a spur-of-the-moment one, and he did not have time to discuss it carefully with Bashan, but he had his own calculations.

What he wanted was to intensify the conflict between the imperial court and Bashan.

However, there are quite a few peace-loving people in Bashan who just want to maintain the status quo. As long as the imperial court does not invade, they do not want to fight back. That's all that's fine.

Lu Renxian is the representative of this group.

The fact that he came here in person this time represented that the peace faction in Bashan had the upper hand in this incident.

As he said, arresting a prince would not bring anything substantial, but would only intensify the conflict with the court.

Emperor Mu Bei would not give in. He might have already made preparations. He would immediately reject any conditions proposed by Ba Shan that exceeded his expectations. He would just wait for the bandits to get angry and kill him, and then, using the excuse of his dead son, he would mobilize the three armies to go to war.

So Lu Renxian really wanted to release the prince.

But at least we caught him once, it would be a shame to let him go without any exchange...

If it really doesn't work, just let him go as a token of your appreciation.

Hearing this, Liang Yue also realized that the other party's mind was wavering, but he didn't want to go back so soon. He hoped that the court and Bashan would have a tug of war so that he could rescue Zhao Faxian.

There may not be such a good opportunity next time.

All three of them were thinking rapidly. Liang Yue was the first to break the silence and said, "If you really don't know what you want, I have a suggestion..."

"Wasn't the left prime minister Liang Fuguo suspected of having an affair with Bashan and imprisoned? Otherwise, why don't you just ask the court to exchange me for him?"

He proposed this, naturally, in order to find a feasible suggestion for Bashan, so that he could stay for a longer period of time.

Sure enough, Chun Yufu's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Great!"

In this way, Bashan could intensify his efforts to frame Liang Fuguo, who was originally suspected by the government and the public. At this time, he only needed to mention it, and the court did not need to agree, and it would play a big role.

It turns out that Bashan kidnapped the prince in order to save the left prime minister!

Oh hoo!

So there’s no need to explain what the ingredients are, right?
It's really a great move.

From Bashan's perspective, it was extremely insidious, but also very effective.

Chunyu Fu was a little surprised for a moment. I didn’t even think of such a bad idea.

You actually thought of it.

Lu Renxian also quickly thought of this and was also somewhat surprised when he looked at the young man in front of him.

Is this really the prince?

This shameless method...why does it feel so familiar?

Does he vaguely resemble an old friend?
(End of this chapter)